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Imagine one giant party to celebrate everyone’s birthday. Sounds kinda wild, doesn’t it? Well Wildside Youth Ministries likes to do things a little different so they kicked off their school year party season with a huge birthday party celebration!

All the kids who attended the Birthday Bash on September 25th were able to celebrate their birthday. Each month was given a celebration and no one was left out of the fun! 52 kids ages 5-12 attended the first Wildside party of the season where they played birthday themed carnival games, painted faces, made crafts and enjoyed some great food.

But the most important part of the evening was learning about having the most important birthday: a spiritual birthday. The kids in attendance learned all about the importance of being born again and following Jesus.

Wildside is the youth ministry at The Hope Center. In addition to monthly large event parties during the school year, Wildside hosts Sunday Night Wild on select Sunday evenings during the school year as well as The Crew which is the student leadership development program for older kids in the program. And each summer Wildside hosts Camp Wild, a free day camp for kids in July & August. All Wildside activities are free for kids ages 5-12. Learn more about Wildside and upcoming events by visiting http://www.wildsideyouth.com.

Your financial donations to The Hope Center help fund these important activities for kids in Hagerstown. We are able to keep Wildside and our other programs and services for free for our guests because of generous and faithful supporters in our community. Thank you for your support of The Hope Center as we continue to reach everyone in our community – even kids – for Christ!

Want to learn more about donating or volunteering at The Hope Center? Go to http://www.hagerstownhopecenter.com to get all the info you need on how to become a partner with us.

Now that Camp Wild is over and school is back in session, it’s time to get ready for all the fun that Wildside has to offer!

The Wildside action begins this Sunday, September 2nd, with the first Sunday Night Wild of the new season! Sunday Night Wild is held Sunday evenings from 7pm-8pm in the Sanctuary at Wildside.

Sunday Night Wild is a free evening service geared just for kids ages 5-12! Join us for singing, dancing, playing games, eating snacks and most importantly, learning about Jesus! If your children have friends who don’t normally go to church, this is a great event to have them bring those friends to hear about Jesus in a very safe and fun atmosphere. Sunday Night Wild starts this weekend with the series, The Code.

In addition to Sunday Night Wild, Wildside will kick-off their monthly parties with a Back-to-School (B2S) bash on Tuesday, September 25th from 4:30pm-6:30pm in the Trinity Center. This free after-school party is for kids ages 5-12. There will be games, food, fun and prizes. Kids will also have a chance to learn more about Jesus! If you have kids that would be interested in attending the B2S party, please call 301.739.1165 or email info@wildsideyouth.com.

The Back-to-School party is just the beginning. There will be a fun party each month throughout the rest of 2012! Fall-o-Ween will be in October, It’s a Wildside Thanksgiving is in November and Twas the Party B’fo Christmas in December. Go ahead and mark your calendars now!

If you’re looking for a great ministry to supplement your children’s spiritual education then check out the various events at Wildside. The goal of Wildside is to raise up a generation of young people that loves Jesus and wants to change the world for Him!

If you have a heart for children and want to serve God in a very dynamic and exciting atmosphere then please prayerfully consider joining the Wildside team! You can help to change lives for Christ by giving a little of your time each week to build relationships with kids that will help them grow closer to Jesus!